Damn monster…"
Gino cursed in a low voice, tilting his head to look at his bleeding left shoulder, then at Koma, whose face was flushed and veins bulging due to the potion.
Gino had just thought he dodged the steel spear thrown back at him, but the inhuman strength of his opponent brought incredible speed.
Only now, as pain surged through him, did he realize his arm had been grazed by the steel spear while dodging.
If his opponent had aimed just a little better, Gino might have been pinned to the ground like that unlucky Volantis soldier.
Turning around and forcefully pulling his firmly embedded steel spear out of the unfortunate man's corpse, Gino spurred his horse fearlessly towards Koma.
"Hehehe, excellent! My body is full of power now, and I was just looking for someone to test my sword on!"
Koma, whose appearance had changed drastically, looking almost like a villain, laughed twice, then raised his longsword and charged towards Gino.
The distance between them was already short, so they collided after only a few breaths.
Gino, with his slender build, clearly following the Agile warrior path, moved very agilely.
Seeing the longsword in Koma's left hand hacking towards him,
He directly flipped his body to the right, using his superb horsemanship to hang on the right saddle of his warhorse, dodging the attack.
Then Gino used the strength in his left hand to pull his body back upright, and the steel spear in his hand simultaneously thrust out, like a living, Agile snake biting towards Koma's left neck.
Clang!
Koma's single-handed shield in his other hand extended forward just in time, perfectly blocking the steel spear, and the two made a crisp collision sound upon impact.
Whoosh!
Although Koma looked like an ugly brute due to the potion's effects, his mind was incredibly clear.
He swung the longsword that had missed earlier, hacking down towards Gino's head with crushing force.
Gino's reaction was also quite fast; he used his right hand to forcefully press down on the tail of the steel spear,
The spearhead, resting on the single-handed shield, immediately bounced upwards from the force, colliding with Koma's longsword.
But he seemed to have forgotten that Koma's current strength was not something ordinary humans could possess.
Crack!
As soon as the longsword and the steel spear met, the longsword, containing immense power, directly snapped the shaft of the steel spear in the middle.
Gino, whose hands were numb from the shock, very decisively abandoned the broken spear shaft in his hand, then used the momentum to tug the warhorse's reins, using his superb horsemanship to circle around the warhorse's body.
Clip-clop, clip-clop!
Just then, two of Gino's sworn brothers from behind broke through the encirclement, seizing the opportunity to advance with spears and fill the gap, giving him time to catch his breath and rest.
This power is too exaggerated!
I must find a way to poison this monster!
Gino, with his numb hands, looked at Koma, who was fighting with his sworn brothers, a look of extreme shock on his face.
He considered himself a master of martial arts, but he hadn't expected his steel spear to be cut in half in just one exchange.
If it weren't for those two brothers, he estimated that even if he didn't die, he would at least have taken a sword blow before being able to escape.
Once the numbness slightly subsided, Gino no longer hesitated, quickly taking out a small bottle tightly sealed with a wooden stopper from his 懷.
The reason he still had the courage to fight after seeing Koma's astonishing spear throw was because he also had a trump card.
And Gino's trump card was naturally the poison contained in this small bottle.
But in just that short time, the two sworn brothers who had come to his rescue were already one dead and one injured.
There was nothing they could do; with Koma's current strength attacking with full force, ordinary people were basically injured by a graze and killed by a direct hit!
The sworn brother who died was directly kicked by Koma, his internal organs shattered, and his entire body flew several meters, landing right at Gino's feet.
Gino looked at the sworn brother on the ground with a twisted expression, then used his foot to pick up the steel spear that had fallen nearby.
Then he opened the wooden stopper of the small bottle with one hand and poured out a small stream of black liquid to soak the tip of the steel spear.
After doing this, he capped the small bottle and put it into his leather armor, then took out another small pouch and hid it in the cuff of his left sleeve.
Having prepared during the precious time bought by the sacrifice of his two sworn brothers, Gino was just about to advance with his spear when he noticed that something unexpected seemed to have occurred on the scene.
Koma, who had slaughtered the two sworn brothers with effortless movements, was standing still, covering his head with one hand.
Is this monster injured? That's perfect!
This is a battlefield; Gino would naturally not adhere to principles like honor or fairness.
Besides, if he really cared about those things, he wouldn't have the habit of coating his weapons with poison.
Gino charged towards Koma, who was standing still, the steel spear with the black liquid on its tip aimed directly at his head.
As if sensing a fatal threat, Koma covered his head with one hand and rapidly swung his longsword towards Gino in front of him with the other.
At this point, he had no swordsmanship to speak of, purely relying on the powerful physique stimulated by the potion to swing wildly.
Clang!
But this wild, chaotic sword style had some effect, directly deflecting Gino's steel spear.
And Gino, who was facing him, also noticed Koma's abnormality at this moment.
His eyes, which were originally brown, were now largely encroached upon by a strange deep purple.
Perhaps when that deep purple completely occupied Koma's eyes, it would directly control him.
This is... magic attack?
Since it's harassing this monster, it's my ally!
Gino turned his head and looked behind him; he knew that those who could use magic were definitely not the soldiers commanded by Lord Hornos.
Then the one who made the move could only be from the forces of the other executive on the inner city wall, Zusana.
Right, this mumbling old woman has always had connections with the temples and extraordinary individuals in Volantis.
On the other side, countless voices were currently ringing in Koma's mind.
Men and women, old and young, strangers, acquaintances, and even the voices of family members were all present.
And all the voices were repeating the same phrase.
'Kill yourself!' 'Kill yourself!'...
Whoosh!
Just as Koma was struggling against the voices in his head, his left ear twitched slightly, keenly hearing something coming from behind him, from his left rear.
Tear!
Koma quickly turned around, raised the longsword in his hand, and slashed to the left; a sound of tearing cloth rang out, and a large amount of light blue powder scattered into the air.
"Damn guy, I came to help you.
Damn it, you almost killed me!"
Raja, who had appeared behind Koma at some point, was holding a half-torn cloth bag with the bottom cut off.
Then, Raja began chanting a valyrian spell that Koma couldn't understand at all.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The light blue powder glowed with a faint light, completely enveloping Koma like a swarm of light blue fireflies.
And the deep purple in Koma's eyes began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Puff!
On the Volantis inner city wall, a middle-aged woman in a purple robe suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Zusana, standing beside her, immediately changed color upon seeing this and quickly asked with concern, "Priestess Lilith, are you alright?"
"Bah, there's another extraordinary individual near that warrior.
My Song of Charm was directly destroyed by him!"
The purple-robed woman named Lilith spat out a bloody glob of saliva, looking at the two figures below the wall from a distance as she replied.
"There's another extraordinary individual? You are the most powerful priestess of the Moon Singers' temple!"
Zusana was startled upon hearing this, looking outside the city wall with some trepidation.
"The opponent is not powerful, but the Song of Charm is not a mind magic intended to forcibly control someone and make them commit suicide.
This is a gift from the Moon Goddess to allow excellent humans to procreate.
Zusana, I'm sorry, I cannot help you!"
Hearing that Lilith intended to leave, Zusana immediately replied, "Priestess Lilith, this is my fault, you don't need to blame yourself.
And you underestimate yourself; actually, your Moon Singers' songs are very useful.
After this siege war ends, I will double the land around the Moon Singers' temple that I promised you before.
Furthermore, the Moon Singers' temple will also receive support and surpass R'hllor's temple to become the primary faith in Volantis."
"Okay, I will do my best to help you.
But please remember your promise, otherwise the Moon Goddess will surely be enraged!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely keep it firmly in mind!
Praise the Moon Goddess!"
Koma and Raja naturally couldn't hear the conversation at the top of the inner wall, but as the magic troubling Koma was resolved, he regained his free will.
At this moment, Gino once again closed in and attacked Koma, while Gino's eyes were fixed on Koma, searching for weaknesses in his movements.
After all, he knew in his heart that this might be his last chance!
Now!
By avoiding direct confrontation and using a skirmishing style to entangle with Koma for a while, Gino finally found an opportunity to attack.
Koma, who was swinging his longsword widely and openly relying on his super physique, suddenly paused.
Perhaps because the effect of the potion began to weaken, Koma's strength was spent at this moment, and the longsword he had swung out could not be retracted for a while.
Seeing this, Gino stepped forward with extreme speed without hesitation, thrusting his spear towards Koma's wide-open right abdomen.
Hiss, hiss!
Koma, catching Gino's attack movement out of the corner of his eye, immediately shifted his body slightly to the right.
Then, using the momentum of his side shift, he slashed the longsword in his hand towards the attacking Gino.
Rip!
Clang!
Koma's longsword slashed outwards, directly deflecting Gino's steel spear thrust.
After the steel spear was deflected by Koma, Gino's flexible and Agile body quickly retracted inwards, pulling back his steel spear with lightning speed.
Then, after a brief pause, the hidden power in Gino's hands erupted like a flash flood.
The steel spear tightly gripped in his hands launched a series of rapid thrusts towards Koma in a very short time, like a sudden storm.
Due to the explosive continuous thrusts using the steel spear, Gino could not perfectly control the specific parts of Koma's body being struck; he could only roughly target Koma's chest, abdomen, and thigh areas.
But what happened next caused Gino to show an expression of extreme shock.
Clang, clang, clang!...
Facing the eruption of Gino's proud killing move, Koma moved rapidly left and right, completely using his superior vision to track the trajectory of the steel spear.
Then, with his right hand, he parried left and blocked right with effortless strokes of his longsword, a series of crisp, loud collision sounds constantly ringing out between the two.
Huff, huff!
Gino, who had intended to seize Koma's opening and defeat him with his strongest move, constantly depleted his stamina with the continuous thrusts, and his normally regular breathing began to quicken.
At this moment, in Gino's eyes, Koma was like a majestic mountain growing ever taller; the more he attacked, the more he felt his own insignificance.
I consider myself to be among the top fighters in Essos, yet I cannot harm him in the slightest.
Could it be?
With the double change in stamina and mindset, finally, after a full-force thrust was easily blocked by Koma,
The steel spear in Gino's hand lost its momentum, and his offensive came to an abrupt halt.
Koma was not polite; with a nimble sliding step forward, he swept aside Gino's weak and powerless steel spear, then plunged the longsword in his hand into Gino's neck.
"You should be proud to have wasted so much of my time.
If this weren't a battlefield, perhaps I could have been friends with you.
Now, please rest in peace!"
Koma still held respect for this opponent.
He only possessed this super physique now by using a potion; if it were his former self, he might have been killed by his current self in just a few exchanges.
The fact that Gino could fight back and forth with him for so long was enough to show that the opponent was definitely a renowned warrior in Essos.
However, the two sides were in different camps and were naturally enemies!
With the deaths of Gino and that group of brave and fearless sworn brothers, the Westeros soldiers, who were stronger in combat, began to overwhelm the Volantis soldiers.
Zusana on the city wall, seeing the unfavorable situation, once again ordered the defenders on the inner city wall to launch indiscriminate attacks on those below.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As if seeing that Koma's vanguard unit had no means to breach the city, Lucerys, riding Arrax, arrived just in time from the sky.
Roar!
A stream of fiery dragon breath as thick as a bucket erupted from Arrax's ferocious dragon mouth, instantly igniting the Volantis inner city gate.
Bang, crack!!!
Then Arrax's dragon body, carrying powerful charging momentum, slammed heavily into the charred city gate.
A fierce crashing sound rang out, and the entire gate, covered in burn marks, was directly shattered into pieces.
At the Volantis inner city gate, groups of defending soldiers stared foolishly at the one man and one dragon who had crashed through the gate, somewhat unsure of what to do.
Lucerys stood atop Arrax's head, looking down like a deity at the defending soldiers who were piled up at the gate, holding weapons but not daring to attack.
He lowered his voice and spoke in what he considered a more authoritative tone, "I am Lucerys Valyrian.
Surrender to me…"
Whoosh!
Clink!
Lucerys had just begun speaking when his peripheral vision caught a flash of cold light from his left.
Arrax, protecting his master, raised his dragon wing and directly deflected the cold arrow, which had come from who knew where.
Lucerys looked at the cold arrow with a livid face and spoke angrily, "Hmph, since you don't want to surrender, then become corpses!" (End of this chapter)